27/01/2022 | 09:30:41 Madam President, I am delighted that our Assembly has agreed to hold this debate at a time when our continent is particularly affected by this pandemic. The particularly drastic restrictive measures put in place for accessing the Palais de l'Europe could not be a better illustration of this. The report presented to us, for which I congratulate our colleague, the rapporteur, reminds us that the European region alone, within the WHO, has recorded some 9 million additional cases and more than 21... 28/09/2021 | 11:56:23 Thank you, Madam President. Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I too would like to congratulate our rapporteur on this report, which highlights the rise in socio-economic inequalities in Europe, both between the various states and within each state itself. These inequalities are a threat to the democracy and cohesion of our States, insofar as they give the impression that the institutions are neglecting a part of their population – the most vulnerable – which has fewer and fewer means to... 22/06/2021 | 18:31:58 Thank you, Mister President. I thank Baroness Doreen Massey for her report, which gives the Assembly the opportunity to debate a subject that is close to our hearts but which is probably greatly underestimated. The H1N1 crisis has been a real ordeal for many of our citizens, but children are particularly vulnerable and have probably expressed less of the shock of this period than other sections of the population. The impact of the pandemic on children's physical and mental health seems to me... 22/06/2021 | 12:01:53 Mister President, Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I would like to thank our fellow rapporteur Mr Damien COTTIER for the quality of his report on Covid-19 passes, which highlights the various legal aspects of this issue. For my part, I should like to make a few comments on the health aspect. The issuing of a Covid-19 passport must certify that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19, that he or she has recovered after contracting the disease or that he or she has tested negative... 21/04/2021 | 18:15:11 Thank you. The work of our rapporteur, Martine WONNER, highlights a major problem in Europe: chronic and long-term illnesses affect the lives of at least one third of the European population, as has already been said. While there is no consensus on a single definition of chronic and long-term illnesses, they all have the consequence of limiting the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. This is generally linked to the potentially burdensome treatment and discrimination... 20/04/2021 | 17:09:15 Mr. President, Dear Colleagues, The EPP group wanted us to hold this current affairs debate on "Armenian prisoners of war, prisoners in captivity and displaced persons". I would like to start by reassuring Mr Samad SEYIDOV that the aim of the EPP Group is not to exaggerate the situation or to create obstacles to peace. I should tell you that earlier this year, the French delegation received both the Armenian ambassador and the Azerbaijani ambassador at the French Senate. Focussing on a... 20/04/2021 | 11:31:47 Thank you, Mr President. Dear Colleagues, "Every member of the Council of Europe must accept the principles of the rule of law and of the enjoyment by all persons within its jurisdiction of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and collaborate sincerely and effectively in the realisation of the aim of the Council". This excerpt from Article 3 of the Statute of the Council of Europe is binding on our states and on us collectively. It is a demanding ideal that sometimes contradicts certain... 27/01/2021 | 11:08:49 Thank you, Mr President. I should first like to thank our rapporteur, Ms Jennifer DE TEMMERMAN, for the quality of her report and to tell you how much I, also in a personal capacity, appreciated the speech by the Director-General of the WHO. I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on having included in her proposals support for the COVAX mechanism set up by the WHO, which I feel is extremely important. Given the scale of the pandemic and its dramatic economic and health consequences, all...